Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-19

escape ladder and bors here safely to the
 ground. John Carney also rescued 8 lady
 on the Main street side, and another of the
 party saved a little girl, about fourteen years
 ot age, whose name could not be learned
 She was badly frightened, but not injured
 Among those who escaped is MT. Mcclure oi
 the Walter Woods Reaper company of Hoo
 sac Falls, who had room on the fourth
 floor. He escaped by means of 8 bed clothes
 rope. The saddest incident of the fire Is the
 loss of Mart Osborne, the genial day clerk of
 the hotel. He occupied a room with Mir.
 Clinton BidweIl who escaped. Osborne got
 up first, but Mir Bidwell lost him in the con- fusion, and he was some way lost. A guest, who registered at the hotel last night, re- marked to the missing man: Osborne, you'll engage to get everybody out if there's a fire" "Oh, yes,' replied Osborne, smil- ingly.
 The desolate ruins of the handsome Rich mond Hotel of yesterday and old St. James Hall, lately occupied by Bunnell's museum, seemed to posses a charm for curious eyes to- day. Thousands of people were congregated in the vicinity all day, evidently with the expectation of seeing dead bodies drawn therefrom, but such is out of the question at present, as the debris is too hot to be touched. It is thought that more dead bodies will be found when the ruins are picked over, but this is only conjecture, al- though stories of those who escaped indicate that many bodies were lying in the halls and corridors and that they fell over such obsta- cles in the mad rush for safety. Rumors of all kinds are prevalent lt as to the e them has aEy foundation save in guess. The physicians at the hospitals are in hopes that the majority of the in- jured will recover, but cannot give definite opinions until tomorrow. Everything pos sible is being done to soothe the suferings of the injured. The walls of the burned buildings are in a precarious condition and will have to be taken down before pedes- trians will be safe in that vicinity. At present rope is stretched about the dan gerous points and the police are keeping back the hust1ing crowd. The Richmond Hotel contains one hundred and sixty rooms. The building was formerly occu- pied by the Young Mems association library rooms. When the latter remov- ed to their new quarters Messrs. Spofford & Co. purchased the building and made it into hotel. The St. James Hall building was large structure facing on Eagle street adjoining the hotel and extending to Wash ington street. It was built over thirty years ago and was used as public hall until MT. G. B. Bunnnell leased it three years ago for 6 museum and theater. Excavations are heard on all sides tonight against the telegraph wires, and before adjournment to day the Merchants Exchange issued call for a meeting tomorrow to protest against aerial wires and to demand that they be put under ground at once.
 The condition of the ruins is not yet such ss to allow of search for the remains of the unfortunates who no doubt perished. It is believe that from ten to twenty more bod ies will be found to morrow. Bremen are still flooding the hot bricks with water and expect to have the ruins in condition for ex- cavatiOn to morrow,